Sharon Beasley-Teague

Sharon Beasley-Teague (born February 15, 1952) is an American politician from Georgia. She is a member of the Democratic Party and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 65th district. In 2020, she was defeated in the runoff election by Mandisha Thomas.

Sharon Beasley-Teague
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office January 11, 1993 – January 11, 2021
Succeeded by	Mandisha Thomas
Constituency	58th district (1993–2003) 48th district (2003–2005) 65th district (2005–2021)
Personal details
Born	(1952-02-15) February 15, 1952
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Farajo Elnamala
Alma mater	Indiana College of Business Technology Georgia State University
Profession	Machinist

Education

Beasley-Teague graduated from Indiana College of Business Technology and attended Georgia State University.

Committee assignments

Beasley-Teague currently serves on the following committees:

• Game, Fish, and Parks
• Human Relations and Aging
• Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment
• Ways and Means

Elections

48th district (Post2) 2002 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	10,853	100%
Total votes			10,853	100%

48th district (Post2) 2002 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	32,901	100%
Total votes			32,901	100%

65th district 2004 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	3,359	75.6%
	Democratic	T.J. COPELAND	1,083	24.4%
Total votes			4,442	100%

65th district 2004 Georgia General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	13,722	100%
Total votes			13,722	100%

2006 Primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,432	60.8%
	Democratic	T.J. Copeland	1,568	39.2%
Total votes			4,000	100%

2006 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	9,997	100%
Total votes			9,997	100%

2008 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,225	54.6%
	Democratic	Lewanna Heard	737	18.1%
	Democratic	Sandra B. Hardy	681	16.7%
	Democratic	Woody Holmes	247	6.1%
	Democratic	Charles Sharper	186	4.6%
Total votes			4,076	100%

2008 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	25,793	100%
Total votes			25,793	100%

2010 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	3,551	76.1%
	Democratic	George Sneed	1,118	23.9%
Total votes			4,669	100%

2010 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	17,656	100%
Total votes			17,656	100%

2012 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	3,813	100%
Total votes			100%	3,813

2012 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	18,793	100%
Total votes			18,793	100%

2014 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,871	100%
Total votes			2,871	100%

2014 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	12,579	100%

2016 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,327	73.62%
	Democratic	Sylvia Wayfer	834	26.38%
Total votes			3,161	100%

2016 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	19,109	82.02%
	Republican	Gordon Rolle	4,190	17.98%
Total votes			23,299	100%

2018 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,907	55.97%
	Democratic	Mandisha Thomas	2,287	44.03%
Total votes			5,194	100%

2018 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	21,189	100%
Total votes			21,189	100%

2020 Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	6,141	49.20%
	Democratic	Mandisha Thomas	4,562	36.55%
	Democratic	Amber Doss-Hunter	1,779	14.25%
Total votes			12,482%	100%

2020 General Runoff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mandisha Thomas	3,427	58.03%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,479	41.97%
Total votes			5,906	100%